Sherman Center News from Sherman Center, Kansas • 1

TVT tLl3 1 Jill VOL. II. NO. 4, SHERMAN CENTER, KANSAS, THURSDAY. AUGUST IK 1SS7 PRICE, S1.H0 PER YEAR.

The U. metTuesdav but re- Miss is holding down a ftlide THE HARVEST Of Local Home Events. ceiyed no propositions, claim near Ciieyenne Wells, Colo. 5 no Link Teagarden failed to proyp up Mrs. A.

B. Mead, living in 7-42, suffered from a paraletic stroke on 1 in the land district, on ac outh Square." I morning. flEAPED IN SOCIETY FffLDSi GARNERED FOR THE rjEWS, count of not enough improvements, although he had three houses and The Chicago boodlers were all found guiltv, and were sentenced to forty acres in crop and plowed. two years in the pen, 5C A. L.

Tomblin, "rEustis, while in Missouri, his former home, was tCHAS. E. FAETH OQ- A wedding is reported to occur east of town in two' weeks. Particulars made known on the day of asked how they intended to make Eustis the county seat this fall. He told his audience that they would do like they did last year run in votes.

Mr. T. should, not be so sale. CD 2. Chas.

Eckland and J. A. Johnson, of Cambridge, 111., friends of the Xye boys, rere here this week look The curse of the people is on 'bins-isas sure as ever the locust hit The Howell Bros. lumber tympany are contemplating moving their yard from Eustis. Leonard Frisbce have a new team of bronchos, and will uo thm in showing land to pucha.ei.

The first hot wind of the Mimmer commenced Tuesday about 1 0 o'cloc but even this had streaks of cool in it. The thermomater stood at 110 in the sun. Dare the officers at Eustis make a sworn statement, by a qualified officer, that the county debt is only Don't give us anymore of the A. E. Keeler business." With the irrepressible Jim Ktejv-enson and Lawyer Bagley as members of the farmers movement, it looks like the eastern lodges meant to run the affairs of the grand lodge next Saturday.

The lodges of the H. U. A. in the eastern part of the county ha ve been divided up orde' tdget inoVe del frank even away from home. Successors to FAETH HESS.

ing after their land interests. Sy a Corps cf and Ensrgctis Reporters. Mrs. Wisonand is sick--seiiralgia ot the stomach. i- Jesse Barlow as over from Burlington Sundavj- Mr.

Evrallc Jidy were up from Voltaire, unday, tbVoe religious services Sun-Jaircro "rell attended. XJLv. "Warrington has built an addition to his sod house. Al Fulton'b new sod house leeks like a brown stone front and is near completion. Call and get one uar Sunday-school cards, and gCTcrn yourself The new lock boxes have been placed in position and they make 2.

Pu 2 (a George Umphry has returned and will open his blactsmith shop quite an improvement to the post -office. The office at this point is the and be ready to do all kinds of new only Jrstxlasa ofac in the county, worK and repairing. Give him a Php 'QflTTADTi It is the distributing office for the LEIII. am county; has a money order and pos stIts rule or iuia -ith ns. Eustis bd iiiu uuuniuj 2 tal note department; has two hun stays here.

1. ulcus the county seat dred general boxes and thirty lock 1 boxes, and a daily mail and is located at fcustie, we won't have settled, biitreiaain the temporary," Kansas City dailies delivered thirty- nowls Tait. six hours after they are printed, we HARDWARE HEM A wedding reported going to fake place cast of 'within the G. I. 3Iiles and family, of Gates county, Jio are.

jxqP 0 far from" 'civizataop" as our eastern friends might 'suppose. Two little items, the truthfulness next two weeks. east of, square. Mr. egates to the grand lodge Saturday, when an effort will be made to cap is.

here for his health, his of which is vouched for by the Dark ture the lodge, and manipulate it for lungs being affected. went lo Monday to prove up Horse: the benefit 01 ftustjs. Lawyer Bagley has joined the "The county debt up to July 1 is CO CO on tne latters claim. -Quite a number of Sherman county We guarantee to save you moiiey The Dark Horse says that the town of Eustis will stav where she iarmers7 organization. For to plow and to sow, For to reap and to mow, For to bo a farmer's boy, "The county indebtedness to date people are working on the railroad is even if the county seat goes to some other point.

We don't doubt in c-neyenne county. (Aug. 4,) is The first item is sowrn to hy an of A Eustis scheme is to bring in in the least that the Djuk Horse, a ficer who had abandoned his office A letter from 'Squire We9t says that his mother-in-law has died and in May and was, a non-resident at that he is down hundred or two. days before the. election for he purpose of working the county roads and me time me statement was maae; the second item was figured out by Miss Isbell ha returned to her, former home 13 Republican, "City and building bridges oyer pur creeks.

"a man." These! men wil be paid out of the Should there beany truth in these two items, and on one believes there few of the" bogus railroad builders and the 'men' who ArnbTed rthe Center will 'Stay there, as" town will have the'rank and file of Eustis citizens will not be there in sixty days. Mark the pre-: We unerstand the Sherman County Democrat is about to change hands. Mr. Frank Parks, of Oberlin, is now in charge and will proba- O. P.

It. W. L. RCSSCLL, rUCS. Kausas Citv, Mo.

is, eminating from the ncurce the do, what will the debt be September SHERMAN HOTEL. fREEN Proprietor. First-Glass Accomraofiaiions. Warm Urals nt nil Hours. North-e-i rcci uea SHERMAN CENTER, 1CAN.

RUSSELL BROTHERS. 4f wjfejjt will itb January The safest way to make your final proof is to do so before the register and receiver at Oberlin- A. blp become its owner. We are not E. Keeler left the state about May 2nd, on pretence to see a sjek fath W.

II IIP lo) advised as to the intentions of Mr. Scott. Dark Horse. Its alj owing" to JTail and fellows that Wouldn't lc "-Light Jack Harry" alone. He was an experi repxain someiime.

The Voltaire restaurant tells the people whera to "get soniething to this issue of the paper. Warrington Brown report an increase in trade, better than the time of year generally brings. Robert Clark living near Ruleton was prostrated by the heat Thursday And was very sick, btit is nosv better. -t Mrs. Samuel Peddicord, of Clinton, -Illinois, is visiting her daughter, 3Irs.

G. who is in poor health. i Charley Russell has fixed himself with' a new road cart in which to niajco business trips in connection with the bank. Fred Dawon, has purchased a re i 1 in hi county treasury tor what they do, be voted for Eustis and then let go. As the work is not needed, and it will add hundreds of dollars tq the county debt, it is simply outrage on the people.

Comparing Sherman county with the cointv0 around "us' we have a good, show for crops. We have made close inquiry into the' -condition of the corn in the county, In the southwest aroiind.La Blanche it is burned up; in the extreme west on tho Colorado line it is injured? ill 4l 'and 40 west it is good; north and northwest good; northeast and east injured; south and southeast will pull through. The entire county needs rain, although light local showers have fallen in the last few days. The outlook is not discouraging by any means, know whereof we speak LdJ fiii i'iU UUi illl er, isetore he leit he appointed 5 Basset as his deputy. Keeler went back tq Friend, and took a position in i atorei and established his residence there, thus making him a nonresident of this state and Voltaire Restaurant ment.

Aye regret tnat any doubt should exist as intentions of Mr. Scott," An'jhiatus will exist whoss vacuous entity Mr. Parks will Ta Money on Chattle Security. Farm Loaus a Specialty. Your Patronage Solicited.

Wtrm Meal3 at all Hour3. find it difficult to fill. We nwait developments. In the meantime the other "Democrats" of Rawlens. county, and by reason of this the office became vacant and' the duties of the deputy" ceased, and Basset had no more right to take your tes Cheyenne and Thomas will regret timony than any other man in the county.

Do you say your' claims cannot be protested? They can. Table kept well supplied with every thing the market affords. "Mr. Scott's" retirement from a position for which Nature and Tully whittled him out. Atwood Citizen.

Your notice 13 first published unlaw A base ball club was. organized last The amount of warrants "Issued to Board i per week, fully and then your testimony is taken illegally. Be sure you are right. Have1 your notices republished in the paper nearest the land, and your testimony taken before the land office, date will make 311st about $6,550.91. A little different from $18,000.

What a blessing it is to have such a man as Tennant, who pays no taxes Monday at the office of Dr. Bishop. The officers are E. W. Taylor, captain; Dr.

Bishop, secretary. The secretary was directed to challenge Sherman county to a game if they would not go outside of their count v. mm Ilfosls i'5 cents. at all, who cares nothing at all for A letter from the interior de North side S'pmri', -Burlington Blade. partment to Hoc.

C. Matson, the people. In his own language "I don't care a the money is Eustis J)em: We don't remember expressing ourselves in that language- but we sure are not here for our health. Such a Nice Paper. It is seldom you see a newspapev SHERMAN CENTER, KANS.

whosa editor publishes to the world linquishment and gone put to hold down a claim Jb and a half "miles of piirlihgton. The Sunday-school people have purchased an organ for the school, the money having been in process of collection since last winter. Saturday was a busy day for the time of year with our tnerchante, and the subs5ription list cf this pa was preceptably lengthened. No paper in the county will keep you better posted in regard to county matters than the News. Subscribe for it, 50 cents to You can begin to see the grin on the coal man's face deepen and grow broader as tha summer slips away, and he hears the howl of the bliz-fcard in his inind.

Monday night a number of curfews gavo a eeredade about ten o'clock, making a noise for an hour with thero whistles, which sounded weird and lonesome. And son, don't worry about our i congressman fyom the 5th Ind. district says that the reason the final proof notices are refused the Sherman Center News is that the officers of the Oberlin land office have informed the Interior Department at Washington that "the newspaper conducted by Mr. Tennant was not considered by them as a reputable paper." Tully Scott knew, as well es, we will manage that. It w.asn that he is an ignoramus and a shifter.

The York (Nebr.) Times is, we think, a pioneer in this respect. yonr fault that you were born, and now that Tully has pnt you in the Read the following items taken from the same editorial page of that pa newspaper business, it seems that nature has been very eccentric in both instances. per: If yusjit jriilerfm ant mc trouolod with a IiiU'klri? roiiffh use Dr. J. II.

McLean's tar wine tung balm. At Swigart's. We are now prepared to give you jipecial rat's on farm loans. Kansas Banking Co. Frequently accidents occur lu the household which "cause burns, cuts, sprains and hniis.es; for use in such cases Dr.

J. II. SIc-Lean's volcanic oil liniment Uas for many years been coostant favoriU' family remedy. Sih hy Swi.Hi Fresh and cheap groceries at Warrington's- Some amature ed as the readers of the News know, itors, in common with a good many lhterate people, Every man from this part of the county has to make a trip to Eustis to have his final proof notice correct? ed. Wm.

Harris of 9-40 had his deem it a great ac-p'ishmint to be able that when he sent that wprd to Com missioner Sparks, that he told a mean cowardly lie, and that no one but an unprincipled schemer, wonld tear down the business of another to make money for himself. The letter also states that Scott's statement was "supplemented by sworn affidavits WEST SIDE SQUARE, Slaorm an Center, X2Lolih. lorries an imtnene took of Dry Goods, Notions, Hats and Gaps. Boots, Shoes, Clothing, and Men's Furnishing Goods. Also a large lin of STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES.

All of which will be: sold at the lowest cah price. Our motto is, Make a penny and a friend, rather than a dollar and an enemy. Ono price to all and that the lowt. Ho sure and call nnd onr riees before buying, as they shall be the lowest that the ame tla yool can be sol. I for.

Yours, arm'ous to rjlease, J. DAWS035T to write insulting proof rejected on account of a typo and abusive editorials. So far from being correct in this II (Cleveland) has at last decided to be at St. Louis during the Soldiers' Reunion, either in person or by substitute, and we do not doubt that he will come to York. Whoever invites i tn should remind hfni to stop at Lincoln and get his bottle filled, as our druggist absolutely re-fure to fcell liquor to strangers.

graphical error made by the Dark HojFse. Every day hear the remark, "I must go to Eustis and have my notice It seems that Who ever swore tQ the above facts, purjured themselves and are in opinion, these people are entirely wrong. There is not an ignoramus nor shister editor in the country that cannot do it Scott employ. Uhis matter has gotten into hands that will see it through. May Sherman is a little irl of 1 Messrs.

Rush, Nye and Murphy went down to Montero to look at who is heiress to 1,000,000. S1h inherits the money from her latt father, who was a member of the wealthy firm of Arnold, Constable railroad land last week and had quite, a snake experience. While eating dinner on the Smoky, they heard a low moaning sound, like a child in distress, but looking around Co, of Ivew lork. AMOXG THE MERCHANTS. and seeing nothing they went on E.

L. Goodrich on the west side ol with their meal. Bj.it as the noise continued they commenced a. search, Cheaper Than Ever the square is prepared to build any kind harness wanted at reason Mr. Rush armed with a camp knift and Mr.

Murphy with a Winchestei able rates. rifle. After half an hour lookine Cheap farm loans at Neal Bro. The Kansas Banking Co. of Sher through the bunches of high grass lioeiics luicl Provisions they were about to give up the searph, when they discovered a six- man Center is the oldest and first operative Bank in Sherman county.

500 relinquishments wanted at Neal Bros. Ln cases of fever and ague, the blood is effectually' though not so dau-reroiiily. by the effluvium cf the atmosphere as it could be by the deadliest poison. Dr. J.

II. McLean's chills and fever cure wii! eradicate this roi.on from the system. cam tttse. For tater -If you want de-lod bud call on Neal Rros. You will itave no u.

fo? sreotacJe you use I. .1. U. ilrl-in eye salve! it remove th-i ih. siT.il which on T3.

-rohdnes cool? soothes th" Irritated tiers, stn'Dirhrjis weak faiiinj; sight. 25 cents a box. At SwIirarTs store. Call at-the Kansas linking Co. and" get tlmir latest.

vt on farm loan-. Old people sutfer much from disorders of the nnlnary organs, and are always gratified at the wonderful effects of Dr. J. IL 31c-Ieans liver and kidney balm in banishing troubles, -l ier bottle at IniirfectTliifesiion and produce dirrdered of the system which srrow aud confirmed by neglecL Dr. J.

I McLean's strengthening cordial and blood Htrifier. by Us tonic properties, cures indigestion and sive tone to the stomache. -I imt bottle at Swigrtrts Dry rools and not ion at lowest prices. Call on Warrington. If your kidneys are In-vtlw- and feel WTetchel.

it; eLer-ful society, and joliiest occasions. Dr. J. II. M- ls iivc-r and kidney balm ill ri SI.C0 per twttle.

For sab at v.k'iuuK'j dru store. Call at the Kansas' Hanking Co for their latest cut on farm When yon are constipated, with of appetite, headache, take oT Dr. J. II. McLaine's little liver and j.Tl They are pleasant to take and w'i! j.

25 cent? a viaL For saV at Swinrt's store. Tlie Kafisas Banking vn sell you any and all kind of uvJ at a bargain to purcliasc-rs. foot blue racer trying to swallow a Call and see them. Moonlight buggy riders are nu-merOus; ate the 5fUir moon iaak'es1 it almost light as day on the prairie, antlit is the only time one can ride with anV ctsgrea of comfort. A youth from La Blanche informs us that that town has been laid out and incorporated, and is to have several stores.

We are afraid he ia a little 'off fcoiit the corporation. Center parties whoi secured timber-claims near Silver Springs will be glad to know' that town is 'oh the boom near the Springs, and has increased the value of the land. v. Wm.Morris and Mrs. Laura Weecl, son and daughter of and Martin Fender, a son-in-law, all of Iowa, arrived last Thursday to attend the funeral of Mrs.

Morris. Jqff Fordice, who has been living ire'st of town on 15-8-40 has traded his claim to J. B. Dawson for an 80-acre improved farm in Missouri, and has gone on to take possession of the tarns. Whisenand, Joseph Fox and I.

C. Spencer took a trip up in iRawlins county last week arid report crop3 hurt by the drouth early in the fletson, but have had some rain lately. Should yon want anything in the job work line, call at this office. Our line of stationery is the finest ever brought to the country, new type and press and we know how to do neat work. Prics3 reasonable.

It was reported here Friday last that a terrible hail storm had passed over Thomas cocnty and had killed several head cf stock. As we have no -reliable information in regard to the same, it must be a tenderfoot's story, as they get scared about cyclones every time a little gust of If you are looking for an invest frog. The spake had caught the frog by the leg and could not get his body in it's month and the frog was making the noise, Mr, Murphv ment call on Neal Bros. the better botch a man is, Scott is all the more anxious to give him the notices. A.

L. Rich's notice was rejected because he had not made residence long enough. He sent in his application" tos the Oberlin land office asking them to "set the time to prove up on September 6j wich 'would give him time to make six' months' residence. No attention was paid to hia request, and the time set for July 25. 1 Thus he will have to republish' his Notice and Tully Sott 6coops in four "dollars inbre.5 Tully is a good schemer, but he 'is getting an awf Ul mouthfuf and it i likely he will be unable to chew in a Htf le while longer.

We aw a notice sometime since that blue water had been found at Hawkeye, and it was good for laundry purposes. Sherman county can go one better. Parties digging a well west of town have found a vein ti water which i boiling hot and of about the same consistency as cream at a depth of sixty feet. The vein is large and the. water raises in the well about three feet and no higher.

A tubful was brought to the surface and some jlirty linen put into it, which after being stirred around a few seconds, was taken out as white as snow. We went out to see the phenomenon, and took along the office towel with us. A no laundry has ever yet succeeded in making an impression on a printing office towel we thought it would be a good test. In two seconds (mountain time) the towel was a dark brown, in four seconds the brown had fated to a dull gray, in six seconds it was a light drab and in ten seconds was a pure white. It beats the record and steps are being taken to move the Hawk-eye well to this point and starting a state laundry.

New, Cheap and Fresh, The Kansas Banking Co will brought his rifle to his shoulder and fired, and as he did so the snake los. his hold of the frog, and the frog turned arid swollowed the snake. take in exchange for Sherman county real estate horses, cattle, kind of live stock, or eastern lands and city property. The gentlemen are conscientious Make your chattle and farm And Put Way Down. General Merchandise.

loans on easy terms at the bank of Voltaire. Shermau Center. about this, for there was the frog, looking considerably larger, before them and the snake had disappeared. It bewildered them at first, and a search was begun at once for his snateship. For a distance of twen For relinquishment call on Neal Bros.

Lowest rates and best term to ty feet around where the snake was, be found in Sherman county on A complete and Large Stock. farm and chattle loans at the IJank of Voltaire. Sherman Center. was gone over, but no hole or snake either was found. In their excitement they forgot the frog, and when they lookod for him, he, too, was Neal Bros, for farm loans.

We will trade or exchange gone, lfley are pen eetiy certain that the frog swollowed the snake, Postofflce Building East Side Square. Warrington Brown. homesteads, pre-emptions or tree claims for live stock. Kansas Banking Co. You can get bargains in agri but neither of them can sleep nights how for wondering what swollowed the frog.

Both gentlemen are reliable business men, and no one Croupy ttiiTocations, uishi ri-. nil the common affection- ht at. tnd cultural implements by buying of Winn rnmPH luiil uiuws uaiu luns quicklej- reJived in Dr. T. Mr-; doubts their word.

Ix-ans tar wine Pin? At Swayne. enough to take feithers off a chicken..